CityHeart Church | Pastor Stephanie Reynolds
This Is My Testimony | I Love You Too Much To Let You Stay “There”
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CityHeart Church
824 State St, Jackson, MS 39201, USA
Sunday 10:00 AM
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Hurt
Loving Correction
Asking the Lord "why"?
I love you too much to let you stay there.
Faith without works are dead, but so are works disconnected from the Father.
I was deceived. And He loved me too much to let me stay "there". He's faithful and He loves us all deeply.
"There" is anywhere (any thought, any lie, and environment) that I've allowed (knowingly or unknowingly) to take my heart off of Him as my Lord and Savior.
Pride
Idols
Offense
Jealousy
Fear of man
Need for affirmation from people above what He says about us
Idols
Offense
Jealousy
Fear of man
Need for affirmation from people above what He says about us
We NEED God
Our hearts require Him and His Word because our hearts are deceitful above all things.
Our hearts, unchecked, have a natural inclination to do what we want over what the Lord desires.
Lies and Fear
Healing and Restoration
Healing is a process with God AND people.
Hurt - recognize the hurt and acknowledge that it happened and the fact that you're hurt so you can address it
What do we do with the hurt?
Humble ourselves and give the hurt to the Lord, giving Him access and trust with the hurt.
Ask Him to help us and heal us, knowing that healing doesn't necessarily mean forgetting.
Ask God:
Did I have a part in the hurt? If so, what was my part?
Did I have a part in the hurt? If so, what was my part?
What do You want me to learn from it?
Would You help me see how You're working it for my good?
When we're open and ready to receive the correction, what are we going to do with it?
Be honest with yourself. Are you willing to do the work? To apply the correction?
If it's hard, are you willing to try and ask the Lord to help you?
If He tells us to do it, He equips us and gives us the courage to do it.
Fear - can't go back. I'll keep getting hurt. I'll keep being disappointed. I'll keep being a disappointment.
How do we deal with the fear and lies?
Displace lies with the truth of God's Word.
What does He say?
What does He say I am?
What does He say?
What does He say I am?
If you don't know, get into the Word and ask Him to show you!
He can reveal that to you through:
His Word (the best way)
Others' encouragement/correction/discipleship
Visions/dreams
His Word (the best way)
Others' encouragement/correction/discipleship
Visions/dreams
Healing and Restoration: comes through humility and realizing I can't do this on my own, even if I feel like it's "safer". We NEED the Lord and other key people God put our lives.
Do I want to be well?
Am I willing to do what it takes to walk in healing, realizing it may and most likely will include people who also have the potential to hurt me?
Do I believe and trust that God loves me and is willing to heal?
Do I trust I can experience healing; that this is a promise for me too?
Do I trust God to protect, defend, and redeem my heart?
Many of us treat our spiritual life wanting the results without the work. We want:
God's promises without the true heart submission and obedience.
Relationship and community without showing up.
Revival without repentance.
Provision without generosity.
Purpose and calling without accountability.
Steadfastness without commitment and endurance through hardships.
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